[Am-info] Feds Raid ForensicTec Offices(OT)

[Fred A. Miller]

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Feds Raid ForensicTec Offices
The FBI raided the offices of ForensicTec, the company that claimed it
had found vulnerable computer networks in the government and military
while conducting a security audit for an unrelated private firm.
The company allegedly peered into scores of files on these computers.
ForensicTec president Brett O'Keefe said their goal was to alert the
government to the need for better security and to gain good PR for
the company.  Accessing a computer without permission is a felony in
the United States.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A42019-2002Aug20.html
http://www.cnn.com/2002/TECH/internet/08/23/computer.security.ap/index.ht=
ml
[Editors' Note (multiple): Last week your NewsBites editors decided not
to run this story because we sensed something wrong with a company
hacking a government agency and bragging about it.  We included
the story this week because law enforcement involvement rounded it
out. Here are the URLs from last week that we excluded:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A24191-2002Aug15.html
http://news.com.com/2100-1001-954179.html
http://www.gcn.com/vol1_no1/daily-updates/19683-1.html]

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Fred A. Miller
Systems Administrator
Cornell Univ. Press Services
fm@cupserv.org, www.cupserv.org
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